Acts 7:46

Revised Standard Version

who found favor in the sight of God and asked leave to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

King James Version (1611)
Who found fauour before God, and desired to find a Tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

King James Version
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

English Standard Version
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

New American Standard Bible
"David found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

New Century Version
who pleased God and asked God to let him build a house for him, the God of Jacob.

Amplified Bible
who found favor (grace, spiritual blessing) in the sight of God and asked that he might [be allowed to] find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"David found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Legacy Standard Bible
David found favor in the sight of God, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Berean Standard Bible
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Contemporary English Version
He pleased God and asked him if he could build a house of worship for the people of Israel.

Complete Jewish Bible
He enjoyed God's favor and asked if he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Ya‘akov

Darby Translation
who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

Easy-to-Read Version
God was very pleased with David. He asked God to let him build a Temple for the people of Jacob.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Who found fauour before God, and desired that hee might finde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

George Lamsa Translation
Who found favor before God and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Good News Translation
He won God's favor and asked God to allow him to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Lexham English Bible
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Literal Translation
who found favor before God and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

American Standard Version
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Bible in Basic English
Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.

Hebrew Names Version
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Ya`akov.

International Standard Version
He found favor with God and asked to design a dwelling for the housefor the God">[fn] of Jacob,1 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 7:1; 1 Kings 8:17; 1 Chronicles 22:7; Psalm 89:19; 132:4-5; Acts 13:22;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
who found favour before Aloha, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jakub.

Murdock Translation
He found favor before God; and he requested, that he might find a residence for the God of Jacob.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which founde fauour before God, and woulde fayne haue founde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

English Revised Version
who found favour in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

World English Bible
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who found favour with God, and petitioned to find an habitation for the God of Jacob.

Weymouth's New Testament
David obtained favour with God, and asked leave to provide a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that fonde grace anentis God, and axide that he schulde fynde a tabernacle to God of Jacob.

Update Bible Version
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the house of Jacob.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

New English Translation
He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

New King James Version
who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.

New Living Translation
"David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob.

New Life Bible
David pleased God and wanted to build a house for worship for the God of Jacob.

New Revised Standard
who found favor with God and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who found grace before God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which founde favour before God and desyred that he myght fynde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

Young's Literal Translation
who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which founde fauoure with God, and desyred that he might fynde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and desired to have a settled tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God loved David, especially when David asked to build God a permanent place to be worshiped.

Contextual Overview

⁴² But God turned and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices, forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? ⁴³ And you took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.' ⁴⁴ "Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. ⁴⁵ Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations which God thrust out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, ⁴⁶ who found favor in the sight of God and asked leave to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ But it was Solomon who built a house for him. ⁴⁸ Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands; as the prophet says, ⁴⁹ 'Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? ⁵⁰ Did not my hand make all these things?'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

found: Acts 13:22, 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:11-13, 2 Samuel 6:21, 2 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 7:18, 2 Samuel 7:19, 1 Chronicles 28:4, 1 Chronicles 28:5, Psalms 78:68-72, Psalms 89:19-37, Psalms 132:11

and desired: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 1 Kings 8:17-19, 1 Chronicles 17:1-4, 1 Chronicles 22:7, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 1 Chronicles 28:2, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:3, Psalms 132:1-5

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:8 - General 2 Samuel 7:2 - the ark 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses Psalms 132:5 - I find Mark 12:1 - and set

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who found favour before God,.... That is, David, who had an interest in the free favour and love of God, was chosen of God, a man after his own heart, and raised up to do his will; and who had the grace of God implanted in him, and was acceptable, and well pleasing to God through Christ; the same is said of Noah, Genesis 6:8

and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob; from whom the Israelites descended: David having a deep sense of the love of God to him, and the grace of God wrought in his heart, was exceeding desirous of finding a place for the building of an house, or fixed habitation for God; for there was a tabernacle already, which had been from the time of Moses, and which the children of Israel brought with them into Canaan, and was moved from place to place; sometimes it was at Gilgal, sometimes at Shiloh, and then it was at Nob, and Gibeah, and at length it was brought by David into his own city; but he wanted to build a settled and stable house for the Lord, of which there was a hint given that the Lord would choose a place to put his name in, Deuteronomy 16:2 but it seems, where that was to be was not known; and therefore David very anxiously sought after it; the reference is had to Psalms 132:3 where David determines not to go to his house, nor up to his bed, nor give sleep, to his eyes, nor slumber to his eyelids, till he had found out a place for the habitation of the God of Jacob.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who found favour ... - That is, God granted him great prosperity, and delivered him from his enemies.

To find a tabernacle - To prepare a permanent dwelling-place for the “ark,” and for the visible symbols of the divine presence. Hitherto the ark had been kept in the tabernacle, and had been borne about from place to place. David sought to build a house that would be permanent, where the ark might be deposited, 2 Samuel 7:0; 1 Chronicles 22:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 46. Desired to find a tabernacle — This was in David's heart, and it met with the Divine approbation: see 2 Samuel 7:2, c., and see the purpose, Psalms 132:2-5 but, as David had been a man of war, and had shed much blood, God would not permit him to build the temple; but he laid the plan and made provision for it, and Solomon executed the design.